And protect Your commonwealth, by the power of Your Cross. Kontakion (Fourth Tone) You who were lifted upon the Cross of Your own will, O Christ our God, bestow Your compassions upon the commonwealth ...

An associated tradition has been the tossing of a cross into the water to be retrieved by divers. The holy water from the church is given to the faithful to consume and to use in blessing their homes.

That year, with the Holy Ghost Mission still under construction, parishioners held their first feast. The altar and stations of the cross shine Friday afternoon inside Holy Ghost Mission.

Prayer is truly everything for the Christian. If we do not pray, then we do not spend time with and talk to God. Since prayer ...

Visit the homepage for more information. In 1513, a feast of "The Holy Name of Mary" was granted by Pope Julius II to the diocese of Cuenta in Spain. It was assigned with proper Office to September 15 ...

The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for ...

Luke’s Gospel tells of the Holy Family ... This feast gives us cause for great joy since Mary is truly our mother, given to us by Christ as he hung dying on the cross. Because we are part ...

Continuing a decades-long tradition of mutual friendship between the two churches, Archbishop Richard Henning met with Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston at ...

The Feast is an opportunity outside of the observances of Holy Week to celebrate the full significance of the victory of the Cross over the powers of the world, and the triumph of the wisdom of God ...